[ShotoJuku]

Originally Posted by snazzlefrag

ShotoJuku,

I haven't taken either of these exams. However, if I were in your situation, I would go for DANTES Fundamentals of College Algebra. Here's why:

1. It is a lower level of Algebra than the CLEP.
2. It is not timed (ie, nowhere near as much pressure).
3. You can use your OWN calculator.
4. It fulfills Excelsior's Quantitative Requirements.

The only downside I can see, is that you wouldn't receive your score immediately. But somebody in another thread just mentioned that you can pay DANTES an additional fee to expedite your scores (within a few days).

This would be my number one choice between the two.

I would also recommend that you at least consider the DANTES Statistics exam. It fulfills the Excelsior quantitative requirement, but is much more concept based than math based. As I have said elsewhere, I took care of learning the concepts as best I could, and my Texas Instruments BAII+ ($30) took care of the math for me. Math is TOTALLY not my thing, but I studied hard for this exam and was able to do very well.

Anyway, the option is there for you if you need it,
Snazzlefrag

Hey Rob - Thanks for the reply!

I think that's the way I'll go this time, particularly as it looks as though the DANTES exam is based on "fundamentals" rather than and intermediate level that the CLEP exam looks like.

At this point, time is no longer an issue and although I'll hate to play the DANTES waiting game the passing score for DANTES is a 47 compared to CLEP's 50 so it may very well worth the wait.

Thanks for the suggestion!!!

Quick Follow-up question: How many questions on the DANTES exam?? Didn't see it on their website.